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**The Latest Research, Commentary, and News from Health Affairs**

**Friday, February 14, 2020**

HEALTH AFFAIRS EVENTS-The Affordable Care Act Turns 10

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Tuesday, March 10, 2020
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The March 2020 issue of Health Affairs, "The Affordable Care Act Turns
10," offers must-read analyses of the ACA. Authors explain the law's
effects on coverage, cost, health status, and more. They also review the
political and legal issues that have shaped implementation and consider
what should come next. On March 10, Health Affairs will host a special
event to amplify the work.

Please join us for a special briefing when panels of authors and other
experts will present their work and participate in a robust discussion
of the topic including members of the audience.

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TODAY ON THE BLOG

GLOBAL HEALTH

Novel Coronavirus Should Prompt Examination Of Impact Of Outbreaks On
Health Care Workers

By Nakisa B. Sadeghi and Leana S. Wen

Health care workers are on the front lines of epidemics, where they care
for patients affected by the disease in question. This blog will discuss
the impact of infectious disease outbreaks on health care workers and
strategies for building a robust health workforce that is equipped to
respond to health crises. Read More >>

MATERNAL & CHILD HEALTH

Revisiting CHIP Buy-In Programs For Children

By Megan McCarthy-Alfano, Janet Weiner, Amaya Diana, Elizabeth Hagan,
and Kristin Wikelius

Properly designed, targeted, and marketed, buy-in programs could be a
cost-effective way of moving toward universal coverage for children.
Read More >>

COSTS & SPENDING

Prices Drove Spending Growth: Trends In Employer-Sponsored Insurance
Costs, 2014-2018

By Niall Brennan, Jean Fuglesten Biniek, and John Hargraves

The latest annual report from the Health Care Cost Institute shows that
average health care spending climbed to an all-time high in 2018 of
$5,892 per person for individuals with health insurance coverage through
an employer. That amounts to an average annual growth rate of 4.3
percent between 2014 and 2018.Read More >>

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IN THE JOURNAL

MATERNAL & CHILD HEALTH

Five-Year Outcomes Among Medicaid-Enrolled Children With In Utero Opioid
Exposure

By Marian P. Jarlenski, Elizabeth E. Krans, Joo Yeon Kim, Julie M.
Donohue, A. Everette JamesIII, David Kelley, Bradley D. Stein, and Debra
L. Bogen

Marian Jarlenski and colleagues examine outcomes among Medicaid-enrolled
children in Pennsylvania exposed to opioids in utero, born in the period
2008-11 and followed up for five years. By age five, with the
exception of neonatal conditions, children exposed to either opioids or
tobacco or not exposed to either had similar rates of pediatric complex
chronic conditions, when maternal and child risk factors were controlled
for. Read More >>

Read the February 2020 table of contents
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A CLOSER LOOK-Heart Disease

Heart disease is the leading cause of death for women in the United
States, killing nearly 300,000 women a year. A Health Affairs Blog post
considers the deadly cost of underestimating women's heart disease
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